7th October

conspicuus has more berries than usual above The Hovel. Cotoneaster conspicuus Cotoneaster conspicuus Cotoneaster conspicuus I then hunt the American Ilex opaca between the ferneries. Despite its holly like trunk…

2nd October

…orange to red later? Or is it Cotoneaster wardii or Cotoneaster sternianus? Perhaps just the very common Cotoneaster conspicuus (red berries) introduced by Kingdom Ward in 1925. Its size, age…

16th September

…The squirrels will soon find them! older beech trees Orange berries just starting to show up Cotoneaster conspicuus. Cotoneaster conspicuus Hoya carnosa in the greenhouse. Hoya carnosa Our seed grown…

19th March

…half Emperor and Emprep only just, many seedling trumpets. 1897 – JCW [?] open, Weardale, G of Leiden, C J Backhouse, Monarch, B conspicuus, all the Emperor and Emprep. Tulip…